Hi All! Above is a picture of a supercell as described by NOAA. See this link for more info. on how they relate to tornadoes:
http://www.nssl.noaa.gov/primer/tornado/tor_basics.html




The story that really makes the "National Weather Headlines" of this week is the one about the baby that survived a tornado in the midwest. Here is how we reported it on CBS 5:



DIANA:
"A tiny miracle emerged from the rubble of a small Michigan town (Arbela Township) that was devastated by tornadoes. Little blake is just 14-months old but somehow he survived a killer tornado. One that was so powerful it ripped apart his home and moved it 40 feet. He was asleep in his crib which moved right along with the house."


BLAKE'S DAD:
"We're looking all over for the baby. We scoured the whole three acres over here. The whole three acres on my side and we couldn't find the baby. All of a sudden I heard this little whimper. I told everybody to be quiet so we could hear it. And the baby was under this huge pile of debris."



As noted by NOAA, many times the types of storms that develop tornadoes are called "SUPERCELLS". Here is another good site hosted by the University of Illinois:
http://ww2010.atmos.uiuc.edu/(Gh)/guides/mtr/svr/home.rxml

Thanks for visiting and keep up on learning about the weather!

-"Scary" Steve Garry